Coryn Rivera: Making the Ardennes Classics count in bid for Tokyo Olympic Games

Coryn Rivera (USA)
Coryn Rivera (Team USA) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Coryn Rivera (Team DSM) has had a later start to her season after a personal family matter that kept her at home in California for much of the Spring Classics. The America returned to racing at Brabantse Pijl Dames and now looks ahead to the Ardennes Classics in hopes that strong performances will secure her spot at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.

"I will be at Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne, and we will see if I get added onto Liège-Bastogne-Liège," Rivera told Cyclingnews in a phone interview following Brabantse Pijl. "Every race counts and every race is a showing of myself, so I’m trying to make them count."

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Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.